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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What plan does the Egypt gang have for Halloween night?

2. Who are the first children that April meets?

3. What item in Egypt is used to help the Egyptians decide what to do after their long absence?

4. What does April discuss with the Professor on her first visit to his shop?

5. Who is the evil god in the Egypt Game?

Short Essay Questions

1. From where does the Professor watch the children play the Egypt Game?

2. What arrangements does Caroline make when April first comes to town?

3. Who is the Professor?

4. What do the children see after they perform their ceremony after their long absence?

5. Why does Melanie visit April the night before school starts?

6. What does Melanie find that begins the Egypt Game?

7. What leads the children to believe the Professor is not watching them play the Egypt Game?

8. What do the Egyptians do while they are on a hiatus from the Egypt Game as a result of a neighborhood event?

9. What does April do while everyone is waiting outside of Egypt on Halloween night?

10. How does April fare at Wilson School?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How has April changed from the beginning of the book to the end of the book? What events or experiences brought about those changes? Cite examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the tension between the innocence of the children playing their game and the real-world events that occur in the story. Use specific examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of abandonment through the situations and experiences of each of the following:

a. April

b. The Professor

c. Toby

Use specific examples from the book.

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